TMDU Research Activities 2023-2024 TMDU Center for Infectious Disease Education and Analysis (TCIDEA) by Yoshiaki Gu, Tomoko Yazawa and Hiroaki Takeuchi Successful murine model of dermatomyositis reveals underlying immune system involvement by Naoko Okiyama Informatics and Artificial Intelligence for Biomedicine -Present and the Next Generation- by Yoshikazu Nakajima The hidden identity of leukemia by Masatoshi Takagi and Akira Nishimura CiDRE renders alveolar macrophages susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 invasion by Takashi Satoh and Yuichi Mitsui Towards a Better Understanding of Endothelial Cell Transformation in Cancer Progression by Tetsuro Watabe, Miho Kobayashi and Kazuki Takahashi Self vs Non-self discrimination in antiviral immune response by Kazuki Kato Breaking through barriers by Hirokazu Kaji and Takeshi Hori A secret passage for mutant protein to invade the brain by Hitoshi Okazawa Link between chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease explained by Shintaro Mandai Deciphering the Secrets of Brain Development by Naofumi Uesaka Placenta transmits parental information to offspring by Joji Kusuyama The “Wishbone” Charm that Restores the Hope for Bone Regeneration by Takashi Ono and Yuji Ishida Protein Secrets Unveiled: New molecular insight of protein–protein interactions by Miki Hara-Yokoyama New insights into the development of Parkinson’s disease in the brain by Satoru Torii Toward understanding mechanisms of chronic inflammation by Yumiko Oishi Can ChatGPT diagnose your condition? Not yet by Koji Fujita Nano Drug Delivery System (DDS) for mRNA Therapeutics by Satoshi Uchida Killer smile? An oral pathogen increases heart attack damage by Yasuhiro Maejima A new, promising weapon in the fight against HIV by Hirokazu Tamamura Pre-basophils: a basophil origin story by Kensuke Miyake A new mechanism encouraging the brain to self-repair after an ischemic stroke by Takashi Shichita